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Ex occidente imperium : Alexander the Great and the rise of the Maurya empire [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Since the nineteenth century, many authors have seen the campaign of Alexander the Great in the Punjab as a pivotal moment in the history of the Indian subcontinent.
Fauconnier, Bram
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Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter Fall 2003

open access: yes, 2002
Table of Contents: From the Director: Refurbishments (Robin Wagner); Friends Enhance New Browsing Room; Save the Date: Weiser to Speak on Fraktur at Fall Friends Event (Reverend Fredrick Weiser ’57); Cooper Fund Supports Browsing Collection (Thomas Yost ...
Musselman Library,
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The Gold Necklace of Li Jingxun: Ritual Materiality and Trans-Asian Symbolic Authority

open access: yesArts
This article reexamines the gold necklace excavated from the Sui-dynasty tomb of Li Jingxun (李静训, 600–608 CE), shifting attention from stylistic attribution to ritual function and funerary context.
Yanyan Zheng, Ziyi Wang, Xi Zheng
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Early Medieval World (Chapter 2 of World History, A Short, Visual Introduction)

open access: yes, 2015
The fifth through the tenth centuries was a period of significant transformation for Europe. As a result of the Germanic invasions and the collapse of the economy, the last Roman Emperor in the West, Romulus Augustulus (475-76), was deposed in 476.
Corning, Caitlin
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Japanese Monarchy: Past and Present [PDF]

open access: yes
Shillony: Paper examines how Japan's imperial dynasty dependent on the male line of succession has lasted so long and analyses how it will overcome its present difficulties.
Antony Best, Ben-Ami Shillony
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Celebrating the generation of architectural ideas : tracing the lineage of Southeast Asian temples

open access: yes, 2005
From its early beginnings in the fifth century, the Brahmanic/Hindu tradition created a rich body of temples which spread across India and influenced temple building in Southeast Asia.
Beynon, David, Datta, Sambit
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Are Americans more Altruistic than the Japanese Comparison of Saving and Bequest Motives. [PDF]

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In this paper, we analyze a variety of data on saving motives, bequest motives, and bequest division from the "Comparative Survey of Savings in Japan and the United States", a binational survey conducted in 1996 by the Institute for Posts and ...
Fujisaki, H.   +3 more
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